Joseph Limprecht

Joseph Limprecht
9th United States Ambassador to Albania
In office
September 8, 1999  May 19, 2002
Preceded byMarisa R. Lino
Succeeded byJames Franklin Jeffrey
Personal details
BornJuly 22, 1946
Omaha, Nebraska
DiedMay 19, 2002(2002-05-19) (aged 55)
Near Peshkopi, Albania
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Harvard University (MPA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)

Joseph Limprecht (July 22, 1946 – May 19, 2002) was an American diplomat who was a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Albania. Limprecht was nominated on May 12, 1999, and confirmed on July 1, 1999. He died from a heart attack at the age of 55 while visiting Lure National Park in northern Albania.

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Limprecht graduated from the University of Chicago before earning a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley.